Related Artworks

The artworks below constitute a succinct survey of the evolution of the narratives and composition schemes that can be in some manner be associated with Vermeer's A Lady Seated at a Virginal, before and after it was presumably created.

The individual artworks are arranged in chronological order. However, this order must be considered no more than approximate given that often times the dates of Vermeer's paintings and the related artworks listed herein bear no dates and thus are fruit of art historical speculation. Furthermore, although every effort was made to provide the most accurate title, author, date, technique, dimensions and whereabouts of each artwork, these should be researched thoroughly before drawing definitive conclusions, given that some of this information was derived from internet websites whose reliability cannot be guaranteed.

When an artwork's date was not found the painter's birth and dates are given between parentheses. When it was not possible to determine the current location of the art work, it is given as either "Whereabouts unknown" or "Private collection (?)"

As pointed out by the art historian Gregor Weber, except for a treetop at the upper right, the cover of the keyboard instrument of Vermeer's Lady Seated at a Virginal is very similar to a now lost painting by the Delft artist Pieter Jansz. van Asch (1603–1678). Weber believes the same work by Van Asch also served as a model for the gilt-framed landscape in the background of Vermeer's Guitar Player.